Improve me nt in compounds for gilding



UNITED STATES ANTHONY S. DE VRIES,

OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

.IMPROVEME NT IN COMPOUNDS FOR GILDING.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 125,383, dated April 9,1872.

To all whom it may concern: V

Beit known that I, ANTHONY S. DnVRms, of Cleveland, in the county ofOuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invent-ed a certain new and ImprovedGilt Compound; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and complete description thereof. 7

The nature of this invention relates to a compound for gilding purposes,as a substitute for gold-leaf, it being much less expensive than leaf,and producing the same effect upon a bright and polished surface asgold-leaf, and is designed and well adapted to sign and ornamental Workupon metal. This compound consists of gainboge, Japan gold-size, andturpentine, or their substantial equivalents, in about the followingproportions: One ounce of gamboge; three ounces of Japan gold-size, orany oleaginous varnish of like character 5 half ounce of turpentine orbenzine. These several ingredients are mixed together by grinding in amill, or otherwise, until the parts are intimately combined, and havingthe consistency of ordinary paint or varnish.

The process or mode of applying this compound is first to clean off themetal, when used for metallic signs, so that there will be a brightclean surface; then apply thereon the compound with an ordinaryvarnish-brush. The letters, figures, or ornaments are then marked or cutout in the ordinary way among painters, and smalted, flocked, painted,or otherwise coated over, leaving the lettering, figures, or ornaments abright gold color, producing the effect of gold bronze or leaf; which isfound to be very durable, and not effected in its luster by the actionof the weather.

Claim.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

.The gilt compound, consisting of the ingredients, and combinedsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth. l

ANTHONY S. DE VRIES.

Witnesses:

W. H. BURRIDGE, D. L. HUMPHREYS.

